Cheapest way to send parcel from UK to Ireland?

pepsi_max2k

Anyone know the cheapest way to send a 5.8kg parcel from the UK (York) to Ireland (Dublin)?

I've been trying to figure out where the royal mail consider it to be from their site, and apparently it's in neither europe, world zone one or world zone two, but likely isn't in the UK either. So I have no idea what they'd charge to post there. Only that Parcel Force Ireland 24 is £21.50.

Thanks.

custardy

For prices to Europe see the table below.

The following countries are treated as Europe for postal pricing purposes.

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria (EU), Azerbaijan, Azores (EU)

Balearic Islands (EU), Belarus, Belgium (EU), Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria (EU)

Canary Islands, Corsica (EU), Croatia, Cyprus (EU), Czech Republic (EU)

Denmark (EU)

Estonia

Faroe Islands, Finland (EU), France (EU)

Georgia, Germany (EU), Gibraltar, Greece (EU), Greenland

Hungary (EU)

Iceland, Irish Republic (EU), Italy (EU)

Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan

Latvia (EU), Liechtenstein, Lithuania (EU), Luxembourg (EU)

Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Rep. of), Madeira (EU), Malta (EU), Moldova, Monaco (EU), Montenegro

Netherlands (EU), Norway

Poland (EU), Portugal (EU)

Romania (EU), Russia

San Marino (EU), Serbia, Slovak Republic (EU), Slovenia (EU), Spain (EU), Spitzbergen, Sweden (EU), Switzerland

Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan

Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Vatican City State

price as europe

sham63

The Interparcel.com website is good for getting quotes online - you need the weight and dimensions of your parcel and you get a number of quotes from different carriers eg DHL, Citylink etc.

martindow

Pharos are good and fast for Ireland

http://www.pharos-international.co.uk/

£16.84 for 6kg - had to guess dimensions - if it is very large they will charge volumetric 'weight' and it may cost a bit more.

Baby_J_2

Try www.interparcel.com as Sham63 stated. Alot of places wanted to charge me £70.00 for a parcel I was sending but by using InterParcel, it only cost me just under £30.00 via CityLink Next Day.

martindow

Should have mentioned that Pharos use UPS.

djo5555

Just had my Fastway driver in who told me that Fastway have started parcel service to Ireland (North & South) starting from £14.95+vat for parcels up to 25kgs in weight!

custardy

thats 2 recommendations for fastaway then,hmmmmm

saynotofastway

And one from me to stay well clear as both an ex-cf and ex-customer

moneygogmartin

djo5555 wrote: »

Just had my Fastway driver in who told me that Fastway have started parcel service to Ireland (North & South) starting from £14.95+vat for parcels up to 25kgs in weight!

you cannot send parcel via fastway from scotland

moneygogmartin

Fastway dont operate from scotland anymore gone bust